Grant winners – 4 June 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Denmark moots fair trade-off on gender
Sector fine-tunes policies aimed at addressing under-representation of female academics. Jon Marcus reports from Copenhagen
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Open for business: language skills can make a world of difference
Learning to read foreign literature and communicate in a practical sense can be mutually reinforcing, says Brian Bloch
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Welcome to Canada – but don’t expect to make friends
Nafsa conference hears of figures showing that overseas students’ interaction with locals is more limited than generally assumed
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News in brief – 4 June 2015
UK higher education round-up and highlights from the Twittersphere
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Laurie Taylor – 4 June 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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What a Tory government means for universities
Nicola Dandridge on the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech and their impact on the sector
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The perils of juggling motherhood and academia
When Patty Ramirez became pregnant during her PhD she assumed she could ‘have it all’. The reality was far more stressful
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Steve Hilton: from the Big Society to a new design for life
Former Tory adviser on how his time at Stanford has transformed his thinking and why Moocs are indispensable
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Elsevier’s open access edict exposes friction between green and gold advocates
Publisher’s open access policy unleashes public display of disagreement
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Giddy heights of research translate into fiction
Naomi Booth’s book The Lost Art of Sinking developed out of her study on literary swooning
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‘Lack’ of employability training on transnational programmes
Higher Education Academy study reveals development of transferable skills less widespread on overseas courses
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Visa crackdown hits overseas students
Â鶹 Office acts on allegations of fraudulent language qualifications
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‘Science is only one lens policymakers look through’
Sir Mark Walport, chief scientific adviser, uses Going Global platform to urge academics to remain impartial when delivering results on ‘pet topics’